Applying the community of inquiry framework to an online professional practice doctoral program

The community of inquiry (CoI) framework has commonly been used to study teaching and learning in online courses (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer 2000). This paper describes the implementation of the CoI framework in a cohort-based online EdD program, where teaching presence and cognitive presence...

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Autores principales: Swapna Kumar, Kara Dawson, Erik W Black, Catherine Cavanaugh, Christopher D Sessums
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2937b6cdb3724fbab24df67d598c07272021-12-02T19:20:43ZApplying the community of inquiry framework to an online professional practice doctoral program10.19173/irrodl.v12i6.9781492-3831https://doaj.org/article/2937b6cdb3724fbab24df67d598c07272011-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/978https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The community of inquiry (CoI) framework has commonly been used to study teaching and learning in online courses (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer 2000). This paper describes the implementation of the CoI framework in a cohort-based online EdD program, where teaching presence and cognitive presence were easier to foster than social presence. Based on the results of an initial evaluation, suggestions are made to expand the components of the CoI framework when using it at a program level. Lessons learned from the implementation are also shared to assist others wishing to apply the CoI framework to online graduate programs. Swapna KumarKara DawsonErik W BlackCatherine CavanaughChristopher D SessumsAthabasca University PressarticleDistance Educationprofessional practice doctoratehigher educationSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 12, Iss 6 (2011)
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professional practice doctorate
higher education
Special aspects of education
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professional practice doctorate
higher education
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
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Kara Dawson
Erik W Black
Catherine Cavanaugh
Christopher D Sessums
Applying the community of inquiry framework to an online professional practice doctoral program
description The community of inquiry (CoI) framework has commonly been used to study teaching and learning in online courses (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer 2000). This paper describes the implementation of the CoI framework in a cohort-based online EdD program, where teaching presence and cognitive presence were easier to foster than social presence. Based on the results of an initial evaluation, suggestions are made to expand the components of the CoI framework when using it at a program level. Lessons learned from the implementation are also shared to assist others wishing to apply the CoI framework to online graduate programs.
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